Whoa there Frank, that wasn't what I meant at all. Perhaps it's my uncanny ability to show up at the wrong place at the wrong time, saying the wrong thing. Please allow me to try again. What was meant is that when a diary is set to a personal experience it reveals itself differently than a diary which only sets forth facts. If ones believes that everyone and everything is connected in some way, then it stands to reason that if we can attempt to understand and solve the problems of one, we have a better chance of solving the problems of others.